100GbE beyond 40km

Mon Sep 27 17:47:44 UTC 2021

On Mon Sep 27, 2021 at 12:40:19PM -0400, Randy Carpenter wrote:
> Looking at EDFA options... they are all ~1500nm as far as I can tell. Is there a specific model you are talking about? 

You're looking for SOA at 1300nm, like
https://www.fs.com/uk/products/69350.html

but as you can get them built into the optic it's simpler to
just buy the longer reach part like
https://www.flexoptix.net/en/transceiver/q-161hg-80.html

brandon